Essential vocabulary organized by category, with phonetic transliteration.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| שָׁלוֹם | Shalom | Peace / Hello / Goodbye |
| בֹּקֶר טוֹב | Boker Tov | Good morning |
| לַיְלָה טוֹב | Laila Tov | Good night |
| תּוֹדָה | Toda | Thank you |
| בְּבַקָּשָׁה | Bevakasha | Please / You're welcome |
| סְלִיחָה | Slijá | Sorry / Excuse me |
| כֵּן | Ken | Yes |
| לֹא | Lo | No |
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| רֹאשׁ | Rosh | Head |
| עַיִן | Ayin | Eye |
| אֹזֶן | Ozen | Ear |
| פֶּה | Peh | Mouth |
| יָד | Yad | Hand |
| רֶגֶל | Regel | Foot / Leg |
| לֵב | Lev | Heart |
| עוֹר | Or | Skin |
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁמֶשׁ | Shemesh | Sun |
| יָרֵחַ | Yaréaj | Moon |
| כּוֹכָב | Kojav | Star |
| מַיִם | Maim | Water |
| אֵשׁ | Esh | Fire |
| אֶרֶץ | Eretz | Land / Country |
| שָׁמַיִם | Shamaim | Sky / Heaven |
| יָם | Yam | Sea |
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| יוֹם | Yom | Day |
| לַיְלָה | Laila | Night |
| שָׁבוּעַ | Shavua | Week |
| חֹדֶשׁ | Jódesh | Month |
| שָׁנָה | Shana | Year |
| שַׁבָּת | Shabbat | Saturday (rest) |
| חֲנֻכָּה | Januka | Hanukkah |
| פֶּסַח | Pésaj | Passover |